—used to express surprise or distress or to say in a mild way that you are sorry about having done or said something wrong
Oops [=whoops, woops], I spilled a little milk.
Oops, I didn't mean to do that.
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“Oops.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/oops. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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